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WHAT'S NEXT?: Dealing with climate change over the next 15 years will require $6 trillion USD in annual investment. Organizations, large and small, will increasingly be pressured to deal with the effects of global climate change or face increased costs through not fully adopting sustainable policies. Instantly explore what’s changing and likely to impact your organization and how to mitigate the threat for the benefit of all mankind.

  • [New] Austria's climate policy, a linchpin of Mission 2030, targets a substantial 36% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 2005 levels. MDPI
  • [New] $18 million in new investments from the President's Investing in America agenda will ensure the ready source of native seeds to combat climate change and enhance landscape resilience. U.S. Department of the Interior
  • Students would not be able to accelerate time to witness rising sea levels in coastal cities like Alexandria, a consequence of greenhouse gas emissions linked to climate change, nor could they experience the heat-trapping effect of burning diesel fuel in the atmosphere. MDPI
  • As the world continues to tackle climate change, initiatives like the car club will play an increasingly important role in reducing carbon emissions and building sustainable communities. www.watford.gov.uk
  • With North Korea already focused on reforestation, carbon credits could be a tool for engaging North Korea on climate change while encouraging sustainable change in North Korea in relation to forest preservation. United States Institute of Peace
  • America's natural gas and oil industry is working to address the risks of climate change and build a lower-carbon future, while simultaneously meeting the world's growing energy needs. The Guardian
  • The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted a final rule with climate reporting standards that will require publicly traded companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions. National Association of Clean Air Agencies
  • The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission weakened a proposed climate disclosure rule after strong pushback from companies and others, and will no longer require companies to report some greenhouse gas emissions. AP News
  • The recent UNEP, International Energy Agency, and Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants joint report on the imperative of cutting methane from fossil fuels states that 70% of methane emissions from fossil fuel operations could be reduced with existing technology. IISD Earth Negotiations Bulletin
  • Replacing fossil fuels with clean energies like wind and solar will play a major role in the global race to cut greenhouse gas emissions and avoid the worst impacts of climate change, such as floods, heatwaves and rising sea levels. Unofficial Networks LLC
  • The European Commission is developing a framework for certifying carbon dioxide removal, which could allow countries to eventually use various approaches to work toward the EU goal of climate neutrality by 2050. MIT Technology Review
  • A glance over scientific reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change spells it out - if greenhouse gases continue to increase at record levels (they still are) Australia's climate will shift to be more favourable to major natural hazards. Cosmos Magazine
  • An increase in the number of heat pumps across the US could reduce residential greenhouse gas emissions, a key contributor to climate change, by up to 64%. CNet
  • In recent days major global investment firms such as U.S.-based JP Morgan and State Street have pulled away from Climate Action 100+, a global industry-led coalition with grandiose objectives to fight the systemic risks of climate change. financialpost
  • USAID will provide $5.8 million to reduce threats to coastal-marine biodiversity and build the resilience of coastal communities in the Caribbean to the negative impacts of climate change. U.S. Agency for International Development
  • To create a low-carbon economy that will reduce the threat of climate change, the world must shift from a fossil fuel-based economy towards renewable energy technologies such as solar panels, wind turbines, and electric vehicles. LandLinks
  • The Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy set out by the European Commission targets a reduction of at least 55% in greenhouse gas emissions by 2023 and the achievement of climate neutrality by 2050. MDPI
  • While investments following the Infrastructure Investment and Regulatory Act fell short of targets, initiatives like the US Climate Alliance's goal of installing 20 million heat pumps by 2030 could drive growth in energy efficiency. Trade Finance Global
  • The emission of greenhouse gases, primarily carbon dioxide, has led to global climate warming, posing a severe threat to human existence and sustainable development, standing as one of the significant global challenges humanity faces today. MDPI
  • The Bungaban PPA will bring more renewable power into one of Australia's most important industrial hubs and marks another step towards Rio Tinto's climate goal of halving its global Scope 1 & 2 carbon emissions this decade. ADVFN
  • How manure biogas will entrench highly polluting and unjust systems of industrial animal agriculture and fossil fuel energy for decades to come - all for methane reduction benefits that are overstated and insufficient to meet the Biden administration's climate targets. Friends of the Earth
  • The EU goal to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 relies, among other measures, on the investments in industrial carbon management technologies (ICM), which include carbon dioxide capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency

Last updated: 24 March 2024



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